First published 2020
Peter Frampton opens his life story with remarkable candor. The guitarist who became a global sensation with Frampton Comes Alive! reveals how fame arrived early and overwhelmed him completely. By age 22, he was touring constantly and perfecting the talk box that became his trademark sound. His breakthrough album sold 8 million copies in its first year and spawned three top-20 hits, but success brought unexpected burdens. Frampton never wanted to become a teen heartthrob or magazine cover star. He shares stories from tours and collaborations with George Harrison and David Bowie, then confronts his struggles with substance abuse head-on. An inflammatory muscle disease threatened to end his career, yet he found ways to keep performing at the highest level. Throughout the memoir runs the tale of his beloved guitar, lost in a 1980 plane crash but mysteriously recovered three decades later. This instrument's unlikely return mirrors Frampton's own resilience through decades of highs and lows in the music industry.
Genres: 20th-century, autobiography, biography-memoir, music, 21st-century, musicians
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: overcoming-adversity, personal-journey
Period: 1980s
352 pages · Hardcover · Da Capo
Content warnings: addiction, substance-abuse